Marwin

  • [ MAHR-veen ]
  • German
German variant of MARVIN.

MARVIN   male   English, German
Probably from an English surname which was derived from the given name MERVYN. A famous bearer was the American musician Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).
MERVYN   male   Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Merfyn, which possibly meant "marrow famous". This was the name of a 9th-century Welsh king, Merfyn Frych.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Marvin, Marvyn
GERMAN: Marvin
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Marva
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Merv, Mervin, Mervyn
WELSH: Merfyn, Mervin, Mervyn